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Man in a mix-up (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ian

'man' is the definition.
(man's name)

'in a mix-up' is the wordplay.
'mix-up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'a'='ina'
'ina' anagrammed gives 'IAN'.

(Other definitions for ian that I've seen before include "Scottish man's name" , "Botham or Chappell?" , "- Botham, cricketer" , ". . . Botham, . . . Woosnam" , "- - Wallace (baritone)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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